| 12/3/2024 9:20:50 AM |
| Changed Course |
| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
APED 360 | Title:
APP PLUMBERS, HVAC, 1ST |
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| Full Title:
Apprentice Plumbers, HVAC/Refrigeration, First Semester |
| Last Reviewed:5/13/2024 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 4.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 18 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 54.00 |
| Minimum | 4.00 | Lab Scheduled | 3.00 | 8 min. | Lab Scheduled | 54.00 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 6.00 | | Contact Total | 108.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 108.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 216.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Non-Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Students will be introduced to training related to heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), and refrigeration for apprentice plumbers and pipefitters. This is the first semester of a ten-semester program.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Indentured apprentice
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Students will be introduced to training related to heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), and refrigeration for apprentice plumbers and pipefitters. This is the first semester of a ten-semester program.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:Indentured apprentice
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Describe and demonstrate electrical and plumbing principles and regulations related to heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration trade
2. Apply best practices in the practical environment related to heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration trade
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Analyze and use trade-related mathematics related to HVAC systems and pipefitting
2. Identify and explain testing devices, hand tools, equipment, and supplies for HVAC installation and service
3. Explain and demonstrate basic trade-related electricity
4. Explain and demonstrate rigging processes
5. Describe and demonstratre soldering and brazing techniques
6. Demonstrate the use of pipe fittings
7. Demonstrate fundamentals of customer service
Topics and Scope
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I. Basic Mathematics Related to Plumbing, HVAC, and Refrigeration
A. Introduction to use of basic mathematics in HVAC installation
B. Simple formulas and application
II. Basic Electricity Related to Plumbing, HVAC, and Refrigeration
A. Basic electrical concepts
B. Terms and definitions
C. Wiring concepts for HVAC systems
III. Basic Rigging
IV. Basic Soldering and Brazing
V. Basic Pipefitting Techniques for HVAC Installation
VI. Tools of the Pipefitting and HVAC Trades
VII. Safety and Job Health
A. Introduction to work-based hazards
B. Practicing work-based health
C. Safety regulations
VIII. Introduction to Customer Service Skills
A. Basic practices of good customer service
B. Instilling good customer service in each job
All topics are covered in the lecture and lab portions of the course
Assignments:
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Lecture-Related Assignments:
1. Weekly reading 10-15 pages
2. Written homework assignments (1 to 2 sets per week)
3. Project homework assignments (1 to 2 sets per week)
4. Quizzes and examinations (4 to 6 per semester)
Lab-Related Assignment:
1. Class performances and field work (on-the-job demonstrations) of skill development, safety practices, equipment, and material handling
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
10 - 25% |
| Homework assignments; field work | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
50 - 65% |
| Class performances; field work | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
10 - 20% |
| Quizzes and examinations | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
5 - 10% |
| Attendance and participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Pipe, Fittings, Valves, Supports & Fasteners. International Pipe Trades Joint Training Committee. 2021.
Rigging. International Pipe Trades Joint Training Committee. 2021.
Soldering & Brazing. International Pipe Trades Joint Training Committee. 2018. (classic).
Related Mathematics. International Pipe Trades Joint Training Committee. 2018. (classic).
Use & Care of Tools. International Pipe Trades Joint Training Committee. 2020.
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